| 1000 GUINEAS 1955 | |||
The 142nd winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Friday 29th April 1955 over the Rowley Mile, was Meld (11/4 fav), a bay filly by Alycidon out of Daily Double, owned by Lady Zia Wernher. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 42.16 secs, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third. A field of 12 runners contested the race which was worth £10,631 (Equivalent to £267,900 in 2017) MELD SR 2026 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MELD | Harry Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lady Zia Wernher 11/4 |
| ABERLADY | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 100/7 |
| FERIA | Scobie Breasley | Noel Cannon | Mr S Wingfield-Digby 6/1 |
| REINATA | G Lequeux | (France) | Mr Francois Dupre 11/2 |
| PRECAST | W Nevett | R Peacock | Mr F Ellison 8/1 |
| SUN PATH | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | Mr M W Wickham-Boynton 9/1 |
| BRIDE ELECT | F Barlow | Cottrill | Major Lionel B Holliday 10/1 |
| BRAVE VENTURE | Doug Smith | Jack Jarvis | Mr David H Wills 100/8 |
| CROSS CURRENTS | L Ward | (Ireland) | Mr M A Waldheim 100/7 |
| BELLADONNA | Eph Smith | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM Queen Elizabeth II 20/1 |
| BLUE ROBE | Lester Piggott | Lawson | Mr R S Clark 20/1 |
| VERMILLION O'TOOLE | Joe Mercer | R J Colling | Mrs Charles Clore 33/1 |
| Over Round 120% | |||